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Jul. 19th, 2009 | 11:39 pm
posted by: [info]sabremeister in [info]discworld

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I'm currently placing ads for IDWCon09 via projectwonderful. If you can think of any websites that would be suitable... let me know!

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Discworld Art Work - Gorgeous!

Jul. 16th, 2009 | 07:00 pm
posted by: [info]gothic_violin in [info]discworld


I just came this page when I googled "The Luggage".  Enjoy if it's not been posted before, there's some excellent artists on there, like the ones I see on here! :) 

Abigail. :)


www.lspace.org/art/fan-art/groups.html



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Seamstress Guild Party in Honor of Terry Pratchett

Jul. 15th, 2009 | 12:20 pm
mood: amused amused
posted by: [info]hereatwitsend in [info]discworld

I just sent this out - post it where ever you wish - Mrs. Palm

Not A Needle Among 'Em

The Seamstress Guild is a loose affiliation of women and men who come
together for a variety of reasons. Our official purpose (whenever the Watch is making inquiries) is to prepare for the Seamstress Guild Party in honor of Mr. Terry Pratchett which is to be the highlight of the North American Discworld Convention's first night.

On the glorious night in question, the Grand Ballroom will be transformed into the Seamstress Guild Hall. Ladies of the Guild and gentleman from the Men's Auxiliary will be hosting a grand reception that involves food, music, and a Discworld scavenger hunt, as well as the chance to meet the very flower of Discworld Society, such as it is, and be photographed for The Truth's Society Page. Prizes for best costumes worn that evening will be awarded by our Esteemed Patron, Mr Terry Pratchett.

Mr Pratchett has also arranged for a special gift for our attendees, which will remain a secret until the night in question....

NIL VOLVPTI, SINE LVCRE
- Seamstress Guild motto
 
This is to be the second party of it's kind organized by the Seamstress Guild, the first taking place at the San Jose WorldCon in 2002, where Mr. Pratchett, was the Guest of Honor. The entertainment went well into the wee hours. Our Patron had such a good time with our Guild members and guests that he has asked us to do it again (it being the party, of course - Mr Pratchett has thus far refused all other offers) and so began our preparations. We are now ready to host this next event and would be most pleased if you could join us, and him, on the night in question.

Please see the first link listed below this announcement for information on the convention.

The second link will take you to the Seamstress Guild discussion board, where the men and women of the guild are gathered to plan both the party and their costumes.

Respectfully Yours,

Mrs Palm
Party Maven, NADWCon

For more in the Guild's Background in the Discworld novels, go here:

Please note: Tickets for the convention are limited to 900. At present, we have sold over 750. Those who wait too long to buy their tickets for this event will be disappointed.

Event Location: Mission Palms Hotel - Grand Ballroom in Tempe
Event TIME Details: 7 PM - 9:30 PM


Website: North American Discworld Convention http://www.nadwcon.org/
Website II: Seamstress Guild Yahoo Group:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/seamstressguild/

Related Articles:

North American Discworld Convention News


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My artwork

Jul. 15th, 2009 | 01:59 pm
mood: artistic artistic
posted by: [info]keith_art in [info]discworld

Hi discworld fans

If you'd like to see some Discworld inspired art then visit my blog and follow the links to my Photo & Video galleries.
http://bit.ly/affections

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Maladicta

Jul. 15th, 2009 | 09:51 am
posted by: [info]paosparti in [info]discworld

Hey,

I am thinking of going to Dragon con this year as Maladicta, but I am having a bit of trouble with the fine details. Does anyone know of a good rendition of her? I'd prefer something in the male uniform, but either would do.

I have seen the drawing on the wiki atricle but I am looking for others.Did kidby do any mostrous regiment stuff?

Thanks in advance

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Going Postal - Cast announced.

Jul. 13th, 2009 | 02:55 pm
posted by: [info]jarethshair in [info]discworld

The main cast for Sky's adaptation of 'Going Postal' has been announced.

Going Postal Cast )

Source:
http://www.skypressoffice.co.uk/SkyOne/news/showarticle.asp?id=2746&month=7&year=2009

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Hmmm...

Jul. 10th, 2009 | 09:21 pm
posted by: [info]ashoakandthorn in [info]discworld

I've heard that the Discworld is fandom's little black dress, and a very good basis for crossovers. What's your opinion on this? Any good recs?

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Posters?

Jul. 8th, 2009 | 02:15 pm
mood: hopeful hopeful
music: The Shock Of The Lightning - Oasis
posted by: [info]nqn in [info]discworld

Hi again!  x)

A couple of people expressed interest in this in my last post so I thought I'd throw it out there.

If I were to draw up a Discworld-themed poster:

Poll #1427034 Posters
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All

Would you want one?

View Answers

Yes
74 (93.7%)

No
5 (6.3%)

What would you want the theme of it to be?

View Answers

The Watch (Vimes and the gang)
62 (69.7%)

Death (Death, Binky, DoR, Susan maybe)
34 (38.2%)

The Wizards (Rincewind, Luggage, UU staff)
20 (22.5%)

The Post Office (Moist and them)
19 (21.3%)

Discworld (A'Tuin and such)
22 (24.7%)



I didn't include a Witches theme because I've only read 1 Witch book, other than the Tiffany Aching books. x)  And I didn't include Tiffany or the Feegles because I don't want to draw hundreds of Feegles, haha.  I don't know how Paul Kidby does it.

For this I would make a completely new fully drawn illustration but before I do I just want to know if people would want one! :p  How this would work would be this: I show you guys the finished image, if you like, you send $5 (not sure on this price yet) to my PayPal, and I email you a very very high-resolution version of the image.  This way... It doesn't even have to be a poster!  You can go to Zazzle or wherever you feel comfortable (this place is actually EXCELLENT if you want a very big poster) and have it printed to your liking.  Also, you wouldn't have to worry about shipping costs from me since I live in Canada.  It would cost a bundle, heh. D:

Also, it wouldn't have to be just this one image!  If you saw something in my last post that you liked, go ahead and ask and I can send you a high-res file. :D

Anyway!  Just a little thought I had. :p  I don't have a job at the moment and I haven't been having much luck with commissions.  And with the truly overwhelming response I got (I wasn't expecting so many comments!  You guys are TOO nice <3) I thought I'd give this a shot.


Also, mods, if this kind of post isn't okay (selling art that I've done that contains copyrighted characters?) feel free to remove it. D:

EDIT: I've been looking up a lot of different things on the legality of this.  Even if I don't put the names of anyone or anything on the drawings, the likeness of the characters are apparently still copyrighted.  But... They're characters in a book, right?  So I'm not sure on that.  Even though my designs are heavily inspired by Paul Kidby's art, is that official?  I don't know...  I'll wait and see if enough people want it and, I dunno, try and contact Terry Pratchett? X)  Is this possible?

Or I could make it a Poster By Donation kinda thing.  "Help this poor starving artist!"

EDIT THE SECOND: I sent an email to Colin Smythe (thank you to [info]djelibeybi_meg !)  I sure hope this works out, it looks like a lot of you would like one! :D

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Colour of magic on TV

Jul. 8th, 2009 | 03:44 pm
posted by: [info]tinchen in [info]discworld

For those being able to watch German TV:
This Saturday on RTL: Terry Pratchett's "The colour of magic" with Tim Curry! :D

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Possible Discworld Artifact Discovered!

Jul. 7th, 2009 | 01:37 am
mood: silly silly
posted by: [info]caragana_leaves in [info]discworld

Here is a picture of the college I will be attending in September. Behold:

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...the world's largest and most rectangular pumpkin!

But this entry isn't concerned so much with the colourblindness of whomever painted the place as with the identity of the person responsible for the sculpture on the lawn. I'm quite certain that Bloody Stupid Johnson is to blame, and I suspect that it was meant to be waste-management-related plumbing of some sort, but with B.S. Johnson, who can say for sure?

Bearing in mind the events that took place in Going Postal, I have resolved to give this object a wide berth. If it's Johnson's attempt at a Temporal Toilet, I do not want to go anywhere near it.

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Jul. 6th, 2009 | 12:51 pm
posted by: [info]sabremeister in [info]discworld

Coffe reduces Alzheimer's effects

I wonder if Sir PTerry has seen this?

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Jul. 5th, 2009 | 10:34 am
mood: artistic artistic
music: What a Good Boy - Barenaked Ladies
posted by: [info]nqn in [info]discworld

Helloo!  This is my first post here... I always get a bit nervous posting to a new community, haha.  Now I'm not great at discussions or posting anything more than "omg that's awesome!" to an awesome post BUT I do have some arts that I can show! :D

Let me show you some! )

Yeah!  Those are just some of my favourites that I've done.  If you guys want to see sketches or whatever, I have many. x)  I also have a deviantART and I'm going to update my website soon with some more Discworld sketches.

EDIT: OH WOW YOU GUYS, I am overwhelmed by how nice this community is!  Thank you for all your comments! ♥

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Jul. 5th, 2009 | 12:25 am
posted by: [info]dried_frog_pill in [info]discworld

[25] Terry Pratchett's Night Watch text icons



( Just because you're a zombie doesn't mean you're a bad person )
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Son of the Librarian

Jul. 3rd, 2009 | 03:54 am
posted by: [info]shinysparkly in [info]discworld

aka omgadorable pic of a baby orangutan in the LA Times....

Eek!

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Hello, a little help if you don't mind?

Jul. 1st, 2009 | 09:19 pm
posted by: [info]ashoakandthorn in [info]discworld

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone could recall the quote about Vimes, stress and his tendency to hand out promotions to his watchmen for good solutions to said stressful situations? Or at least which book it was in?

Thanks, and the help is much appreciated.

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Terry on assisted suicide.

Jul. 1st, 2009 | 02:03 pm
posted by: [info]jarethshair in [info]discworld

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8127457.stm

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Jun. 30th, 2009 | 01:46 pm
music: Loco Locass : M'accrocher ?
posted by: [info]matt_writer in [info]discworld

Hello! I made a (drawing? collage? art project thing? I dunno.) of Pterry for my art class last January. I just got it back, so here it is! ^.^


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When eWorlds collide

Jun. 28th, 2009 | 05:53 pm
location: living room (not for much longer)
mood: dorky dorky
posted by: [info]wimseynotes in [info]discworld

 How I love seeing one of my interests show up randomly in another of my research areas...

http://www.writerswrite.com/wblog.php?wblog=627091

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Two fic (one a crossover)

Jun. 28th, 2009 | 10:59 pm
posted by: [info]idontlikegravy in [info]discworld

*waves hello*

One ficlet featuring Nobby and Fred Colon and one crossover with Highlander for your reading (I hope) pleasure:

Title:A Soft Day's Night
Author:[info]idontlikegravy
Beta:[info]aeron_lanart
Summary:Fred and Nobby stand Watch and pass the time.

Title:Death Takes a Holiday
Author:[info]idontlikegravy
Beta:[info]silvercobwebs
Summary/Warnings:Crossover with Highlander, WIP. When Methos gets rudely awakened in the middle of the night, he finds there's more in a name than he ever bargained for...

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Partial Map of Ankh-Morpork from "Night Watch"

Jun. 27th, 2009 | 01:07 am
posted by: [info]russj in [info]discworld

I'm currently reading "Night Watch" and had never seen this map before.
I find it easier to read in this high-res scan.

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